Firestone Winterforce

[MagnaV30]

Okay, so I know that its a bit early to be searching, but im not one to procrastinate.

Looking for a set of dedicated winter rubber, and want some opinions.
Im not looking for an all season, as I run Nexen N3000's most of the year.
However, those wont suffice in the winter months.
Previous months I have run Michelin LTX M/S All seasons.

These were .... Okay... but I did have to chain the rears on a few occasions this past year, and at one point had to chain all four when the roads turned into a skating rink.

Background, these tires will be mounted on my Ranger
she is a 1990 Ranger, 2wd, open rear.
I live in a hilly area in Vancouver BC that sees little plow and salt action.
Yes, I do run with weight in the box.

Im looking for the size of 195 / 75 R 14, as I already have steel winter rims for the purpose.

I did find one set that looked like they would do the job nicely.
They are the Firestone Winterforce.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=F ​​irestone&tireModel=Winterforce&partnum=975S​R4FWF&v​ ehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

Anyone have experience with these, or have any pro / con stories?

 

[JohnnyO]

We have those for the winter set (rear only) on my son's Mustang. They came with the car when we bought it. They seem to do fine. I don't drive it much but he doesn't report any issues. We don't get tons of snow here but it is very hilly. Tire Rack lists reviews for each tire also.

 

[Bondo]

Ive run these on a couple of cars (not studded) and was very pleased, and you cant beat the price.

They actually hold up pretty good in the summer too, but they were great in the Maine winters up here. I would highly recommend them, and I actually thought about getting a pair for my 2wd 87 Ranger till I found some Falken radial APs.